Miss Jean Brodie/ Dead Poet Society Comparison Essay Pressure is a ubiquitous force that touches everything, and can be as gentle as a whisper or as potent as the torrential grinding of an earthquake. In small calibrated amounts, we hardly notice it, yet when we consider the violent, compelling force it can awaken, the diamond is born from the rough. The eons of constant stress will bring out the full potential in the rock that …showed first 75 words of 1470 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1470 total… is right, after she goes to the other extreme to become a nun. Neil simply cannot cope with his decision to be an actor and the consequences his dad impinges on him for it, taking his own life to solve the stress. The rock tumbles and is fixated at the peak of its durability, creating the rare diamond. The society holds no mercy against the hope-filled student, creating a nun and a dead teenager.